Our Weekend

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Pat's been out of town for the last few days, so it's just been the kids and I at home. Yesterday morning we didn't have  anything going on, so I told them both that we could do something fun and asked what they'd like to do. Gabe threw his hands in the air and yelled "FRED MEYER!!!" Ironically enough, that's what Bella picked also.

I decided that we needed to do something other than just going shopping, so we stopped by the park to play. It was 36 degrees and snowing, so clearly it was a great day at the park. On the other hand, we had the park to ourselves!

 

We had an ice cream social at church last night. Gabe doesn't generate eat a whole lot of sugar, but I wasn't going to deprive the kid of an ice cream party. He thought it was wonderful.


Pat got home today, but apparently the timezones caught up with him because he ended up falling asleep on the couch. Gabe and I weren't exactly quiet while we were playing, but he was the one who decided to sleep on the couch rather than the bed...





Also, Gabe and Toby are getting along better. They've been fighting over the dangly cat toy (also know around here as a "Fishin pole") today. As soon as Toby catches the ribbon, though, Gabe gets upset that he gets it. I'm not sure that he understands that it is actually a cat toy...


Poor Toby does have to put up with a lot...
 
 

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